1)Marco Polo wrote an account of the marvels of:
The Americas
Venice
Asia***
Spain
2)Which man and his army conquered Peru?
Francisco Pizarro***
Atahualpa
Hernan Cortes
Montezuma
3)Traders who established rights to the Canadian fur trade were:
Spanish
Dutch
French***
English
4)which area was known as the Gold Coast because of its abundance of gold?
Cape of good Hope
Coast of West Africa***
Portugal
Mediterranean
5)The Protestant reformation was:
A new government
A study of scientific ideas.
a religious and historical movement***
an idea of the catholic church
6)Which of these sailors landed in North America centuries before Columbus set sail?
Portuguese
English
Spanish
Vikings***
7)Which West African kingdom was the first to benefit from the gold and salt trade?
Ghana***
Songhai
Mali
Morocco
8)Who did the Spanish and Portuguese use as labor on their plantations?
Poor Spanish who moved to the New World
Convicts required to move to the Americas
Native Americans and Africans forced into slavery.***
Enemies captured in wars
9) What is the basis for the the economic theory of mercantilism that drove the exploration and settlement of North America by Europeans?
Mercantilism is rooted in the idea that a nation’s power stems from the authority of an absolute monarch.
Mercantilism is based on the notion that nations working together will achieve the most prosperity.
Mercantilism is based on the idea that a nation’s power stems from its wealth, which encouraged the acquisition of natural resources and developing trade in North America.***
Mercantilism is based on the principle of ensuring equal access to natural resources for all nations.
10) How did the Protestant Reformation in Europe influence the settlement of North America?
A. European settlers of different religions choose to establish new colonies in order to spread their faith and practice their beliefs.**
B. religious thinker John Calvin was a prominent explorer in the America's.
C. the search for a northwest passage was mainly a religious quest inspired by the reformation.
D. the Columbian exchange was a joining of Protestant and catholic ideas that spread throughout the new world.
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